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A30702 Cosmo-meros, the worldly portion, or, The best portion of the wicked, and their misery in the enjoyment of it, opened and applyed together with some directions and helps in order to a heavenly and better portion, enforced with many usef[ul] and divine considerations / by Seth Bushell ... Bushell, Seth, 1621-1684. 1682 (1682) Wing B6237; ESTC R40782 133,437 408

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to_o expect_v any_o ●ore_n the_o lord_n deal_v with_o they_o as_o abraham_n do_v with_o t●●_n son_n of_o the_o concubine_n whi●_n he_o have_v he_o give_v they_o gift_n a●_n send_v they_o away_o from_o isaac_n his_o s●_n eastward_o into_o the_o east-country_a but_o he_o give_v all_o that_o he_o have_v un●_n isaac_n gen._n 25.5_o 6._o so_o t●●_n lord_n give_v worldly_a gift_n un●_n the_o wicked_a and_o as_o it_o wer●_n pack_v they_o far_o away_o they_o m●_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o h●_n habitation_n and_o his_o holy_a plac●_n the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n be_v reserve_v for_o his_o isaac_n the_o childre_n of_o the_o promise_n these_o son_n 〈◊〉_d the_o concubine_n they_o may_v t●_n vail_v into_o the_o east-country_n and_o there_o gather_v their_o gold_n a●●_n silver_n and_o precious_a stone_n ●mong_o the_o smooth_a stone_n of_o the_o stre●_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v in_o another_o case_n be_v their_o portion_n 57.6_o isa_n 57.6_o and_o th●_n be_v all_o that_o ever_o they_o 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they_o be_v to_o expect_v no_o more_o they_o be_v not_o from_o hence_o to_o argue_v that_o because_o he_o have_v do_v ●o_o well_o for_o they_o that_o therefore_o ●e_n will_v do_v better_o and_o intend_v ●hem_fw-mi a_o further_a good_a cujus_fw-la con●rarium_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la nay_o you_o may_v ●ather_o gather_v a_o argument_n ●uite_o the_o other_o way_n because_o god_n intend_v no_o further_a good_a unto_o you_o hereafter_o therefore_o be_v you_o have_v so_o much_o now_o th●_n we_o use_v to_o answer_v man_n that_o ha●●_n have_v their_o dole_n already_o giu_v they_o and_o they_o will_v come_v again_o why_o do_v you_o come_v again_o y●_n have_v have_v your_o dole_n already_o so_o god_n will_v answer_v to_o ma●_n man_n when_o they_o shall_v cry_v to_o hi●_n for_o mercy_n at_o that_o day_n w●_n come_v you_o to_o i_o for_o more_o y●●_n have_v have_v your_o dole_n already_o have_v not_o you_o have_v more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d your_o work_n come_v to_o do_v n●●_n your_o cup_n overflow_v in_o your_o lif●_n time_n 73.7_o psal_n 73.7_o have_v not_o you_o more_o th●_n heart_n can_v wish_v why_o do_v yo●_n come_v again_o do_v not_o i_o sa●_n god_n show_v myself_o glorious_a 〈◊〉_d mercy_n in_o your_o day_n that_o you_o b●ing_v so_o wicked_a as_o you_o be_v ha●_n yet_o so_o much_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n as_o you_o have_v i_o di●_n not_o only_o spare_v you_o and_o eke_o o●_n my_o longsufferance_n towards_o yo●_n but_o i_o load_v you_o then_o with_o benefit_n and_o heap_v my_o blessing_n on_o you_o if_o so_o be_v you_o will_v ther●_n by_o have_v be_v lead_v to_o repentance_n 2.4_o rom._n 2.4_o ●nd_v therefore_o though_o you_o be_v deny_v eternal_a mercy_n hereafter_o yet_o you_o have_v cause_n to_o tell_v ●e_a devil_n themselves_o and_o ●mned_a creature_n that_o shall_v be_v ●ur_n companion_n that_o god_n be_v ●ry_o merciful_a to_o you_o while_o you_o ●ed_v in_o this_o world_n you_o have_v a_o ●rge_a portion_n here_o but_o here_o be_v ●ur_n all._n son_n remember_v that_o ●ou_n in_o thy_o life-time_n receive_v ●y_a good_a thing_n thou_o can_v not_o spect_v they_o hereafter_o too_o chap._n vi_o ●●at_v the_o good_a thing_n the_o wicked_a do_v enjoy_v be_v confine_v to_o this_o present_a life_n and_o why_o sect._n i._n the_o three_o particular_a propound_v in_o the_o handle_n this_o point_n be_v to_o show_v that_o 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a thing_n the_o wicked_a do_v enjoy_v be_v confine_v to_o this_o present_a life_n so_o as_o when_o their_o life_n end_v then_o all_o their_o good_a be_v at_o a_o en●_n when_o the_o wicked_a man_n die_v he_o shall_v carry_v nothing_o away_o his_o glory_n shall_v not_o descend_v aft●●_n he_o psalm_n 49.17_o naked_a 〈◊〉_d come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o nake●_n he_o shall_v return_v all_o his_o go●_n thing_n have_v their_o period_n wi●●_n he_o he_o can_v carry_v they_o alo●●_n into_o another_o world_n when_o dea●_n seize_v on_o he_o than_o he_o be_v par●ed_v from_o they_o and_o then_o wh●_n shall_v those_o thing_n be_v which_o he_o h●_n provide_v 12.20_o luk._n 12.20_o though_o while_o he_o pve_v he_o bless_v his_o soul_n a●_n his_o flatterer_n be_v about_o hi●_n and_o his_o cog_a parasite_n a●_n they_o praise_v he_o yet_o he_o s●●_n go_v to_o the_o generation_n of_o his_o father_n 49.18_o psal_n 49.18_o and_o shall_v never_o see_v light_n and_o then_o all_o his_o good_a thi●_n be_v conclude_v with_o he_o a●_n it_o be_v so_o that_o the_o portion_n of_o t●●_n wicked_a can_v outlive_v b●_n be_v confine_v to_o this_o present_a lif●_n because_o first_o that_o there_o be_v some_o man_n who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o ●he_n earth_n 8._o cum_fw-la homines_fw-la beati_fw-la esse_fw-la volunt_fw-la si_fw-la veer_fw-la volunt_fw-la profecto_fw-la esse_fw-la
no_o lon●_n than_o this_o present_a life_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d present_a pay_n you_o may_v blame_v y●●_n self_n oh_o it_o be_v a_o very_a seri●_n thing_n and_o of_o no_o less_o than_o e●nal_a import_n we_o have_v now_o in_o ha●_n how_o will_v many_o a_o soul_n lam●_n and_o howl_v and_o curse_v itself_o eternal_o that_o it_o be_v not_o cont●_n to_o trust_v god_n for_o hereafter_o 〈◊〉_d will_v have_v present_a pay_n sect._n iii_o three_o the_o good_a thing_n the_o ●cked_a enjoy_v in_o this_o present_a ●orld_n be_v the_o only_a suitable_a ●●ings_n to_o their_o heart_n and_o what_o ●ould_v they_o do_v with_o any_o more_o hereafter_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o ●orld_n be_v the_o adequate_a object_n 〈◊〉_d the_o frame_n of_o their_o heart_n 6._o ●_z corruptelarum_fw-la non_fw-la in_o illecebris_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la habemus_fw-la &_o vitiositas_fw-la nostra_fw-la mens_fw-la nostra_fw-la est_fw-la salui_fw-la de_fw-la guber_n l._n 6._o ●hese_fw-mi thing_n do_v exceed_o ●ease_v they_o and_o give_v they_o all_o ●ntent_n they_o be_v commensurate_a 〈◊〉_d their_o desire_n in_o these_o thing_n ●●ey_n hug_v and_o bless_v themselves_o ●t_z as_o for_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o ●●me_n hereafter_o the_o full_a revelation_n whereof_o be_v reserve_v to_o a_o ●●me_n at_o after_o this_o life_n shall_v be_v spire_v these_o they_o be_v utter_o ●angers_n to_o and_o as_o disagre●●le_a to_o their_o genius_n they_o mind_n ●●em_v not_o they_o desire_v no_o more_o ●t_a what_o will_v suit_v they_o now_o at_o ●●esent_a what_o be_v carnal_a and_o ●●rthly_a so_o as_o all_o their_o good_a then_o ●ds_v when_o their_o life_n come_v to_o 〈◊〉_d end_n and_o what_o will_v man_n that_o be_v carnal_a and_o wicked_a n●_n do_v in_o heaven_n can_v they_o w●_n their_o corrupt_a principle_n 〈◊〉_d wicked_a heart_n have_v admove_v there_o for_o a_o while_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d possible_a there_o will_v be_v noth●_n there_o agreeable_a to_o their_o temp●_n if_o they_o be_v so_o contrary_a unto_o 〈◊〉_d now_o much_o more_o will_v the●_n contrary_a unto_o he_o then_o if_o 〈◊〉_d they_o say_v unto_o god_n 21.14_o job_n 21.14_o depart_v f●●_n we_o for_o we_o desire_v not_o the_o knowle_n of_o thy_o way_n how_o grieu●_v will_v the_o presence_n and_o vision_n the_o almighty_a be_v then_o 〈◊〉_d they_o if_o they_o hate_v and_o ma●●_n the_o saint_n of_o god_n now_o cert●ly_o they_o will_v hate_v they_o m●_n more_o then_o now_o the_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d the_o faithful_a be_v imperfect_a 〈◊〉_d yet_o they_o hate_v they_o for_o their_o ace_n sake_n much_o more_o will_v ●_o hate_v they_o then_o when_o their_o ace_n shall_v be_v perfect_a now_o wicked_a have_v some_o common_a 〈◊〉_d which_o do_v a_o little_a restrain_v keep_v they_o in_o and_o yet_o now_o ●_o hate_v the_o godly_a with_o a_o dea●_n hatred_n how_o exceed_o then_o ●ll_v their_o hatred_n rise_v when_o as_o 〈◊〉_d the_o one_o hand_n the_o godly_a shall_v glorious_a in_o holiness_n and_o on_o 〈◊〉_d other_o all_o the_o common_a gift_n the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v take_v a●y_n the_o portion_n of_o the_o wick●_n must_v needs_o end_v with_o this_o pre●t_a life_n the_o thing_n of_o a_o better_a 〈◊〉_d be_v so_o unsuitable_a to_o their_o ●arts_n their_o good_a thing_n per●s_n may_v run_v parallel_n with_o their_o ●es_n hold_v out_o as_o long_o they_o live_v so_o as_o they_o may_v 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o full_a strength_n 21.23_o job_n 21.23_o be_v ●olly_o at_o ease_n and_o quiet_a but_o when_o ●ath_n have_v cut_v the_o thread_n of_o ●eir_n live_v all_o their_o good_a come_v a_o end_n sect._n iu._n four_o the_o wicked_a abuse_n ●e_v good_a thing_n which_o here_o they_o 〈◊〉_d enjoy_v and_o therefore_o they_o ●ll_v have_v none_o hereafter_o they_o ●nd_v they_o upon_o their_o lust_n ●d_a sight_n against_o god_n in_o the_o length_n of_o his_o own_o blessing_n ●s_a gentleness_n make_v they_o great_a and_o in_o this_o their_o gre●●ness_n they_o rebel_v against_o he_o t●●_n benefit_n they_o be_v load_v wi●●_n which_o shall_v teach_v they_o tha●_n fullness_n towards_o and_o dependa●_n upon_o the_o giver_n be_v turn_v a●_n pervert_v by_o they_o to_o a_o qui●_n contrary_a course_n to_o bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o evil_a way_n a●_n burn_v incense_n unto_o their_o drag_v 1.16_o hab._n 1.16_o t●●_n goodness_n of_o god_n which_o sho●_n lead_v they_o to_o repentance_n 2.4_o rom._n 2.4_o they_o d●spise_v and_o after_o their_o hardn●_n and_o impenitent_a heart_n treasure●_n unto_o themselves_o wrath_n against_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o revelation_n the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o g●●_n now_o if_o the_o wicked_a be_v thus_o unfaithful_a as_o how_o can_v they_o otherwise_o in_o the_o mammon_n unrighteousness_n 16.11_o luk._n 16.11_o which_o as_o 〈◊〉_d they_o thus_o abuse_v be_v right_o 〈◊〉_d who_o shall_v commit_v to_o their_o tru●_n true_a riches_n if_o they_o be_v thus_o a●sive_a and_o unfaithful_a in_o the_o go●_n thing_n here_o sure_o the_o go●_n thing_n of_o hereafter_o they_o sh●_n not_o meddle_v with_o alas_o he●_n ●o_o we_o see_v wicked_a man_n abuse_v ●●eir_n mercy_n their_o riches_n to_o ●ide_v and_o carnal_a confidence_n ●eir_n pleasure_n to_o excess_n their_o ●●fts_n to_o ostentation_n and_o vainglory_n their_o preferment_n to_o am●tion_n their_o power_n to_o oppression_n their_o health_n to_o wantonness_n their_o prosperity_n to_o vani●_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o word_n use_v gospel_n 69.22_o psal_n 69.22_o their_o very_a table_n beam_n a_o snare_n before_o they_o and_o that_o ●hich_v shall_v have_v be_v for_o their_o ●elfare_n it_o become_v a_o trap_n now_o ●e_v abuse_v of_o their_o portion_n here_o ●nd_v their_o squandr_v away_o god_n mercy's_n consume_v they_o upon_o ●eir_n lust_n 4.3_o jam._n 4.3_o so_o as_o they_o serve_v not_o ●od_a at_o all_o in_o the_o abundance_n of_o ●l_a thing_n shall_v unavoidable_o expose_v they_o to_o a_o want_n of_o all_o good_a ●ings_n hereafter_o here_o they_o have_v use_v their_o fill_n hereafter_o they_o shall_v ●ve_v no_o more_o sect._n v._n five_o the_o man_n of_o this_o ●orld_n they_o have_v no_o interest_n 〈◊〉_d jesus_n christ_n and_o therefore_o though_o they_o have_v a_o large_a p●●tion_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o t●●_n world_n here_o give_v out_o unto_o th●_n yet_o be_v wicked_a when_o t●●_n life_n shall_v end_v all_o their_o go●_n come_v to_o a_o end_n they_o ha●●_n not_o a_o interest_n in_o christ_n thro●_n who_o the_o rich_a treasure_n of_o i●●●nite_a grace_n be_v let_v out_o to_o all_o eternity_n there_o be_v no_o way_n or_o m●_n for_o the_o conveyance_n of_o etern_a mercy_n but_o through_o the_o l●_n christ_n nor_o through_o he_o to_o a●_n but_o those_o that_o be_v in_o he_o s●_n as_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o ch●_n here_o by_o a_o work_n of_o grace_n up●_n their_o heart_n that_o interest_n 〈◊〉_d carry_v on_o to_o the_o enjoyment_n 〈◊〉_d eternal_a mercy_n the_o cond●_n of_o god_n mercy_n through_o chr●_n will_v eternal_o flow_v in_o glory_n ●●wards_v they_o god_n have_v di●_n conduit_n pipe_n as_o i_o may_v 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o grace_n to_o let_v out_o unto_o creature_n there_o be_v some_o ●ser_a conduit_n pipe_n and_o th●_n be_v open_v through_o god_n et●nal_a bounty_n oil_n butter_n a●_n honey_n the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o present_a world_n run_v general_o through_o these_o pipe_n and_o so_o fa●l_a ●own_n as_o well_o upon_o the_o wicked_a ●s_n the_o godly_a the_o influence_n of_o ●od's_n general_a bounty_n the_o wick●d_n may_v partake_v of_o and_o sit_v under_o ●s_a distillation_n but_o now_o the_o current_n of_o god_n eternal_a mer●es_n be_v stop_v by_o justice_n from_o they_o 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o can_v be_v open_v to_o have_v ●y_a drop_n of_o that_o mercy_n let_v out_o ●pon_n they_o in_o that_o they_o have_v no_o ●●terest_n in_o christ_n by_o who_o a●ne_o divine_a justice_n be_v satisfy_v use_v this_o current_n open_v in_o the_o ●ean_a while_o the_o other_o small_a ●pes_n they_o run_v the_o general_a ●unty_n of_o god_n towards_o they_o ●ow_o the_o work_n of_o jesus_n christ_n ●e_v second_o 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